L&G is sole investor in Valency’s $60m green bond for Côte d’Ivoire cashew-waste park
A $60m Green Guarantee Company guarantee backs the bond, the first certified under Climate Bonds' new Bioenergy Criteria.
15 October 2026·2 min read
ESG & Sustainability
35 articlesGerman primary insurers’ investment carbon footprint fell to 44 tonnes of CO2 per €1m in 2025, GDV says
Primary insurers applied investment exclusions to 84% of their total investments, against 74% the previous year.
15 October 2026·2 min read
L&G and NTR announce €330m first close for Clean Power Transition IV Fund
The fund has completed three acquisitions in Finland, Sweden and Ireland, with battery storage planned across all three.
15 October 2026·1 min read
Standard Life backs UK and Irish EV charging with €80 million
Aberdeen Investments originated and manages the investment in charging operator EZO on Standard Life’s behalf.
8 October 2026·1 min read
MEAG and ENERCON launch wind-farm debt fund for Munich Re and other investors
The Luxembourg sub-fund provides subordinated debt to wind projects in German-speaking countries, MEAG said.
23 September 2026·1 min read
M&G property fund opens a €3 billion note programme with its first green bond
The €500 million bond was 2.8x oversubscribed at a margin of 100 basis points.
21 September 2026·1 min read
Insurers back EIOPA move to strip gas and nuclear breakdowns from Taxonomy templates
Insurance Europe and the CFO Forum have endorsed EIOPA’s proposed simplification of insurers’ EU Taxonomy investment disclosures, backing removal of gas and...
7 September 2026·2 min read
NN Group tightens coal restrictions on large producers and generators
NN Group’s updated Thermal Coal Policy restricts large producers and generators even where coal is a small share of revenue, applies to its proprietary...
6 September 2026·2 min read
Nuveen raises more than $1bn from six insurers for clean energy lending
The first close for CPACE Lending Fund IV takes the series to $3bn since 2023.
25 August 2026·1 min read
Standard Chartered underwrites €550m green loan on M&G’s Dublin rental portfolio
The senior facility sits alongside €182m of preferred equity from Affinius Capital and Macquarie in a €732m package on 1,812 Dublin homes.
10 August 2026·1 min read